Modern Chandelier Earrings
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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2010s Italian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Morganite, Beryl, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Rose Gold, Whi...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chandelier Earrings
White Diamond, Tourmaline, Rhodium, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Tourmaline, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Colombian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s European Modern Chandelier Earrings
Natural Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s African Modern Chandelier Earrings
24k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Topaz, Sterling Silver
20th Century Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Morganite, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s German Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s Vintage Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium, Enamel
2010s American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Swiss Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandelier Earrings
2010s American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
1980s American Vintage Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Vintage Modern Chandelier Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 10k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Chandelier Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold





